Speakers

Our 2025 speakers were:

Gavin Starks
Icebreaker One
Brandon Keefe
Plus Power
Felix Keck
Ausgrid
Dave Smith
Creative Energy Consulting
Brendan French
Energy Consumers Australia
Hon Simon Watts
Minister for Energy
Anna Berka
Community Power Agency
Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Resources
Evie Trolove
Orion
Chris Oze
Aspiring Materials
Pauline Martin
Datagrid
David Knight
Transpower
Dr John Small
Commerce Commission
Madison Malone
Markets with Madison | NZME
Huia Burt
Electric Kiwi
Aamer Daji
Raukawa
Hinerangi Pere
Orion
Mike Roan
Meridian Energy
Arnab Pal
Clean Infrastructure Advisors
David Binnie
Genesis Energy
Chris Taylor
Powerco
Anna Kominik
Electricity Authority
Margaret Cooney
Octopus Energy
Mike Fuge
Contact Energy
Sheree Long
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Alex Cappy
Basis
Dr Marcos Pelenur
EECA
Peter Spencer
Parkwind
Manu Barrett
Solar Sense
Brett Hodgson
eNZoil
Matiu Taurau
Tū Mai Rā Energy
Robert Zagarella
NNNCo
Hayden Mackenzie
Invest New Zealand
Yukio Mashimo
Obayashi Corporation
Tina Groark
Middleware
James France
Meridian Energy
Lauren Curtayne
Chapman Tripp
James Carberry
Simply Energy
Rebecca Mehrtens
Aurecon
John Kidd
Enerlytica
Babu Bahirathan
Nova Energy
Linda Mulvihill
Fonterra
Sarah Gillies
Electricity Authority
Dr Linda Wright
New Zealand Hydrogen Council
Nicki Sutherland
EEA
Aaron Hochwimmer
Jacobs
Dr Rob Murdoch
Niwa
Chris Otton
Electricity Authority
Sam Elder
Orion
James Kilty
Transpower
Stewart Hamilton
Mercury
Mark Toner
Vector
John Hancock
Signature Consulting
James Tipping
Vector
Lee Mauger
Middleware
Terry Paddy
Cortexo
John Carnegie
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Karen Boyes
Major Electricity Users' Group
Alana Lampitt
Chapman Tripp
Tracey Hickman
Genesis Energy
Jen Nolan
At Large
Kennie Tsui
New Zealand Geothermal Association
John Clarke
Transpower
Andy Cameron
At Large
Victoria Crockford
Heft Communications
Kevin Hart
New Zealand Wind Energy Association
Chris Ewers
Meridian Energy
Pam Walklin
Kwetta
Swithin Foote
Middleware
Nick Haines
Electric Kiwi
Gareth Cartwright
Community Energy
Mike Hopkins
CEP
Tim Thompson
Mercury
Ramu Naidoo
Transpower
Nathan Spence
Electricity Authority
Darren Gilchrist
Oji Fibre Solutions
Bronwyn Millar
Acumen Republic
Jeremy Levy
Mercury
Kishan Gunatunga
Chapman Tripp
Jo Appleyard
Chapman Tripp
Nigel Barbour
Orion
Adrian Lobb
Powerco
Jeff Schlichting
Helios Energy
Toby Stevenson
Sapere Research Group